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Posted on 07/23/2026 2:51:19 PM PDT by thegagline
The Trump administration is ratcheting up tariffs on 60 countries that have failed to ban imports made from forced labor, as 10% global duties are set to expire Friday.
Senior administration officials said Thursday that countries that have begun implementing a forced labor prohibition will be hit with 10% duties, while those that haven’t will receive an import tax of 12.5% — with the levies taking effect at 12:01 a.m. on July 24.
“The United States has had a forced labor import ban for nearly a century, and rigorously enforces it; it’s well past time for our trading partners to do the same,” said US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
“Today’s action will begin to correct what is both a human rights abuse and distortive trade practice to improve the welfare of workers everywhere,” Greer added.
The 10% rate will apply to Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Canada, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, and the UK, according to the Office of the US Trade Representative.
The European Union nations, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and Switzerland will be hit with either 10% or 12.5% rates for certain products, per the office.
The sweeping new tariffs signify that the Trump administration is doubling down on its trade agenda and finding new ways to collect duties to withstand legal scrutiny after the Supreme Court struck down last year’s “Liberation Day” levies.
“It encourages stronger labor rights enforcement abroad,” ... “It will restore fairness in the global market for American workers. And it incentivizes our trading partners to join the United States in eliminating forced labor from global supply chains.”
“For nearly a century, the United States has prohibited imports made in whole or in part with forced labor,” the official added.
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Well they don’t import it. They use ethnic minorities within China. Just as disgusting. The US should tariff its own government for doing it too.
Good points. Thank you.
Ah I see it’s importing goods from countries that use forced labor, not importing the forced laborers themselves. My bad.
I believe there is already a much higher tariff on China so it is not included in this small tariff list.
“Notably absent from the list of countries is Communist China, which is rife with forced labor.”
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Some people are just simpletons:
On the U.S. side, American tariffs on Chinese exports average 47.5%.
But I haven’t even cashed my previous tariff check yet!
China is already hit with a 30% tariff, among the highest.
https://www.china-briefing.com/news/us-china-tariff-rates-2025/
Not fair to make such a claim.
This is to discourage other countries, many of which like to think they are morally superior to us, from importing goods made with forced labor.
Yes, I’m looking at you, Canada, and your EU buddies.
That’s why China can subsidize everything it’s all made with Forced Labor ,LOL
And CHINA is exempted ???
This is crazy.
Interesting. I also wonder how the big commerce cartels feel about this? Don’t really know if there is such a thing but if there is why not wonder about their influence.
At least you have yours. I am still waiting for Ed McMahon to show up with mine.
Maybe it’s under your DOGE check?
Good tip. I’ll get to Venice ASAP. Oh not that kind of Doge. My mistake. I’ll check under the sofa cushions.
If the new tariffs are to target forced labor then the additional penalty should be assessed against Communist China.
This is so the President can put the tariffs rates where he feels they need to be. Nothing more. SCOTUS and the Congress refuse to help him so he’s forced to do it based on his reasoning and is forced to use whatever is on the books.
Doesn’t China already have a higher tariff?
I am surprised to see the UK on the list. What’s their deal?
GOOD
“If the new tariffs are to target forced labor then the additional penalty should be assessed against Communist China.”
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The United States has arguably the most stringent measures in place, such as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which restricts products tied to internment camps and labor programs in the Xinjiang region.
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